wide-ranging

wide–ranging

adjective

Definition of WIDE-RANGING

having considerable extent <his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state>

Synonyms broad, deep, expansive, extended, far-flung, far-reaching, rangy, sweeping, wide, wide-ranging, widespread

Related Words comprehensive, general, global, inclusive; boundless, endless, infinite, limitless, unlimited; capacious, commodious, roomy, spacious

Near Antonyms circumscribed, limited, restricted

Antonyms narrow

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